Every morning it is the custom of the household to meet in
the large sitting room, where tea is served, and the little children of the family
come and chant for the Master while he drinks his tea. At this first meeting, at
seven o'clock in the morning, how inexpressibly I was impressed by the absolute
poise of the Master; his absolute naturalness; absolute freedom. There was an utter
absence of any desire or effort to impress one with his greatness, which is majestic
in its simplicity.
(Mary Lucas, ‘A Brief Account of my visit to Akka’, 1905)
